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Updated: June 1, 2025
"And in the night of thy marriage, then, thy husband or thy father, if thou hast a father will kill thee." "In-cha-'llah. If it be the will of God." Again the silence came and lay heavy between them. A minute and another minute went away. Habib's wrists were shaking. His breast began to heave.
That was all that was said. Hadji Daoud lifted his cup and drained it, sucking politely at the dregs. The cadi coughed. The cadi raised his eyes to the awning and appeared to listen. Then he observed, "To-night, in-cha-'llah, it will rain." The notary pulled his burnoose over his shoulders, groped down with his toes for his slippers, and got to his feet. "Rest in well-being!" he said.
He could still hear the music and the clank of the Jewess's silver in his father's court.... "In-cha-'llah!" she had said, that night. And after all, it had been the will of God.... A miracle had happened. All the dry pain had gone out of the air. Just now the months of waiting for the winter rains were done. All about him the big, cool drops were spattering on the invisible stones.
He drew her close and covered her face with his kisses. And in her ear he whispered: "And when I come for thee in the night, thou wilt go with me? Say!" "I will go, sidi. In-cha-'llah! If God will!" At that he shook her again, even more roughly than before. "Don't say that! Not, 'If God will! Say to me, 'If thou wilt." "Ai Ai " There was a silence.
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